Basics of Records Management and Archives Workshops

Date, Location

Wed, 09/29/2010 - 8:00am to Wed, 09/29/2010 - 3:00pm

Seaside

Cost: free

To Register:

Notify Dan Cantrall by email at daniel.e.cantrall@state.or.us

Event Website

http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/shrab/workshops_2010.htm

About the Event

The State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), headed by the Oregon Secretary of State, Archives Division, received a Federal Grant to present "Basics of Records Management" and "Basics of Archives" Workshops. The workshops will be presented by Archives Division staff member Dan Cantrall, CRM. Other presenters from the Archives Division, the SHRAB, and the Oregon Association of Municipal Recorders may assist in the presentations at selected workshops. These workshops are open to all city, county and special district employees, library employees, local historical society employees and interested members of the general public. There is no cost to attend, and the workshops will be presented from 9 AM to 4:00 PM, with one hour allowed for lunch. We will cover Records Management topics in the AM session and Archives topics in the PM session. Attendees are invited to come to either session, or to attend both sessions.

The "Basics of Records Management" session is an overview of best practices in records management. The focus will be on covering topics of interest to public governmental agencies. However, private agencies and individuals may also attend and may find the material useful because there is a strong intersection of records management procedure and practice between public and private entities.

Topics include:
Records Management Background
Legal Framework in General - Compliance and Regulations
Oregon-Specific Records Management Requirements
Records Storage Issues
Electronic Records - Special Considerations
Establishing an Essential Records Program / Records Disaster Recovery Highlights
Promoting your Records Management Program
Summary: Utilize the principles of GARP®

The "Basics of Archives" session is an abbreviated version of the well-attended course we presented in 2007. This session focuses on best practices in setting up and maintaining institutional archives.

Topics include:
Introduction to Archives and Archivists
What Do You Collect and How You Collect It
Processing
Access and Outreach

Dates and Locations:

August 17, 2010 The Dalles
August 18, 2010 Pendlelton
August 19, 2010 Enterprise

August 31, 2010 Ontario
September 1, 2010 Burns
September 2, 2010 Redmond

September 14, 2010 North Bend
September 21, 2010 Roseburg
September 22, 2010 Klamath Falls

September 28, 2010 St. Helens
September 29, 2010 Seaside
September 30, 2010 Lincoln City

Additional workshops will be scheduled in the Willamette Valley in October, November and December, 2010. More information will follow.

If you are interested in attending please notify Dan Cantrall by email at daniel.e.cantrall@state.or.us and specify which workshop you will be attending. I will reply with a confirmation, and also provide location and venue details. We want to have sufficient workshop materials on hand to accommodate all participants.

We hope to see you there!

More information is available about the Oregon State Historical Records Advisory Board.